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Ramenster
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 17, 2015
- address919 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Ramenster clean?
Ramenster is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 17, 2015. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Ramenster?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: IN THE PREP COOLER- 12LBS OF PORK AT 49.2F, 2LBS OF EGGS AT 48.7F, .5LBS OF BEEF48.1F. IN THE SUSHI COOLER 2LBS OF SALMON AT 47.3F. ON THE PREP TABLE 10LBS OF PORK AT 50.9F AND 3.5LBS OF EGGS AT 63.2F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- 🧼hand hygiene slippingcriticalHands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • OBSERVED FOODHANDLERS TOUCHING CLEANING RAGS WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES AND WASHING HANDS AND EATING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS OR CHANGING GLOVES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT FOODHANDLERS MUST WASH HANDS AND CHANGE GLOVES AT ALL POSSIBLE POINTS OF CONTAMINATION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED (PORK, RICE, EGGS). VILAWAN MEESUPWATANA ARRIVED ON SITE AT 2:50PM. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT A CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND/OR SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012(A).
- 📄consumer advisory missingToxic Items Properly Stored, Labeled And Used • OBSERVED CLEANING CHEMICALS STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE ALL CLEANING ITEMS BELOW FOOD PREP AREAS TO HELP PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINER ITEMS AND TO MAINTAIN.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINER ITEMS AND TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED THE REAR WALL NEAR THE BACK DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXHAUST HOOD AND THE DUCTS ABOVE THE HOOD. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED THE REAR WALL NEAR THE BACK DOOR IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXHAUST HOOD AND THE DUCTS ABOVE THE HOOD. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE MIDDLE BASIN OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED IN THE ICE BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SEPARATE IN A SANITARY MANNER. OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP SURFACES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AND TO MAINTAIN.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED IN THE ICE BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SEPARATE IN A SANITARY MANNER. OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP SURFACES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AND TO MAINTAIN.
When was Ramenster last inspected?
Ramenster has 4 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| August 19, 2016 | — | |
| December 17, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 8, 2015 | Pass |
Ramenster vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 17, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.